Hi guys,
Just wanted a bit of advice on my first desktop build.
I don't want anything ridiculously powerful, I'm not a massive gamer, although I do want something that isn't going to get outdated any time soon.
So far I'm thinking,
CPU - £100-200, I'm not really sure whether to go Intel or AMD, I keep changing my mind haha.
GPU - Aiming for less than £100, may eventually install a 2nd screen once I've got the money for it, but like I said, not a heavy gamer so I don't need anything too fancy.
RAM - a couple of 4GB sticks will do me for now, should leave room for expansion but probably unnecessary.
Harddrive - Small SSD for Windows, Programs and probably a small swap file, 60GB or so should do it. My machine now is something stupid like 7 years old, but it has a decent 340GB SATA harddrive that will do me for Data.
Mobo - Pretty much got no idea, I think a standard ATX is the way I'll probably be heading, unless someone can suggest a reason otherwise?
Case - Not fussed, doesn't have to look anything special, just something that'll do the job.
PSU - Again not fussed, think I will almost definitely need a new one to replace the one I have now, just after something that does the job.
And I thinkkk that's everything, OS is covered, CD/DVD drive will be keeping the old one, Monitor I have now is pretty good so don't need to worry about that.
I look forward to hearing any suggestions
Budget wise, cheap and cheerful hopefully, although I don't mind splashing a bit for performance.
Thanks guys,
Jack
Just wanted a bit of advice on my first desktop build.
I don't want anything ridiculously powerful, I'm not a massive gamer, although I do want something that isn't going to get outdated any time soon.
So far I'm thinking,
CPU - £100-200, I'm not really sure whether to go Intel or AMD, I keep changing my mind haha.
GPU - Aiming for less than £100, may eventually install a 2nd screen once I've got the money for it, but like I said, not a heavy gamer so I don't need anything too fancy.
RAM - a couple of 4GB sticks will do me for now, should leave room for expansion but probably unnecessary.
Harddrive - Small SSD for Windows, Programs and probably a small swap file, 60GB or so should do it. My machine now is something stupid like 7 years old, but it has a decent 340GB SATA harddrive that will do me for Data.
Mobo - Pretty much got no idea, I think a standard ATX is the way I'll probably be heading, unless someone can suggest a reason otherwise?
Case - Not fussed, doesn't have to look anything special, just something that'll do the job.
PSU - Again not fussed, think I will almost definitely need a new one to replace the one I have now, just after something that does the job.
And I thinkkk that's everything, OS is covered, CD/DVD drive will be keeping the old one, Monitor I have now is pretty good so don't need to worry about that.
I look forward to hearing any suggestions
Budget wise, cheap and cheerful hopefully, although I don't mind splashing a bit for performance.Thanks guys,
Jack
